Farmstead Cheddar and Apple Galette

Name: Farmstead Cheddar and Apple Galette
Yield: Serves 8
Ingredients: 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, about ½ lb (250 g), thawed according to package instructions; 4 Tbsp (2 oz/60 g) sugar; All-purpose flour for dusting; ¼ lb (125 g) farmstead Cheddar cheese, shredded; ¼ cup (2½ oz/75 g) apricot jam; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 1½ lb (750 g) apples (about 2 large), peeled, halved, cored, and cut lengthwise into slices ⅛ inch (3 mm) thick; 2 Tbsp whole milk

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cheese Obsession

By Georgeanne Brennan

Published 2013

About

Here is my version of the apple pie I ate as a child, which came topped with a thick slice of Cheddar. I use puff pastry for a lighter crust, skip the pan in favor of a free-form galette, and mix tart Granny Smith apples from my backyard with sweet Golden Delicious for depth of flavor.

Ingredients

1 sheet frozen puff pastry, about ½ lb (250 g), thawed according to package instructions

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Unfold the sheet of puff pastry. On a lightly floured work surface, roll it out into a 12-inch (30-cm) square. Using a sharp knife, trim off the corners to make a round about